Part 25 — Weird Tales, Volume 1, Number 1, March 1923: The unique magazine

_My success, I owe to you, Mr. Cooke. The thorough practical training which you gave me through your Easily-learned Home Study Course in Electricity has made me an independent, highly respected business man in this community._

_Sincerely yours, W. E. Pence_

Age or Lack of Education No Handicap

No matter how old or how young you are, or what education you have, there is a real future for you in electricity. If you can read and write I can put you on the road to success. I can help you to a position that will make people admire you and look up to you.

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I am so sure I can make a big pay electrical expert out of you that I guarantee your success. I agree under bond to return every cent you pay me for tuition when you have finished the course, if you are not satisfied that it is the best investment you have ever made. If you don’t make good, this million dollar institution will.

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L. L. COOKE, Chief Engineer CHICAGO ENGINEERING WORKS, Dept. 179 2150 Lawrence Ave., Chicago

L. L. Cooke Chief Engineer, Chicago Engineering Works, Dept. 179, 2150 Lawrence Ave., Chicago, Ill.

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+---------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Is the Husband or Wife to Blame? | | | |Is the husband or wife to blame for the tragedy of too many children?| | | |Margaret Sanger, the great birth control advocate, comes with a | |message vital to every married man and woman. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+

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_COMING!_

“The Forty Jars”

A STORY OF AMAZING ADVENTURES

_By_ Ray McGillivray

_Will Appear in the Next_

WEIRD TALES

“Jungle Death”

_By_ ARTEMUS CALLOWAY

Is a “Creepy” Yarn

_You will find it in the April_

WEIRD TALES

_“The Living Nightmare”_

_By_ ANTON M. OLIVER

_In the April Issue of_

WEIRD TALES

_Is a Masterpiece of Gooseflesh Fiction_

_Another story by_ HAMILTON CRAIGIE _will appear in the next issue of_ WEIRD TALES

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